Yigong Liu Ke, the ancestor is the ancestor of the lineage, when the Holy Ancestor took Lu Bu back to Luoyang, the disputes between the princes across the country have become a climate, and no one is willing to obey the order of the Han Emperor who exists in name only, only Liu Zhang of Yizhou and Liu Biao of Jingzhou are also willing to respect the edict of the Holy Ancestor. Therefore, after the Holy Ancestor reunified the world, Liu Zhang of Yizhou was named Yigong, and Liu Biao of Jingzhou was Xianggong, and he retired with the country.

However, in order to prevent these two from becoming bigger, the Holy Ancestor implemented the strategy of "being in a different place for the public", with the fief of Yigong in Jingzhou and the fief of Xianggong in Yizhou, and at the same time ordered that the descendants of Yixiang and Xianggong were not allowed to be queens. These two people are also the only ones in the entire Han Empire who are not relatives of the emperor, but can wear vermilion "relatives of the emperor"!

At this moment, Hu Yi and the two dukes were wearing the imperial marshal's gold-plated dragon gilt round light armor and the dragon and tiger swallowing gold helmet. The difference is that Yigong's shoulder armor is marked with a vermilion ribbon, which is a symbol of the emperor's relatives.

Different from the thin Hu Gong, Yigong's physique is very burly, with a length of one meter nine, about forty years old, white but beardless, and the whole person looks very clean and neat. That calm temperament impressed Shen Yun.

Of the four generalissimos of the empire, Shen Yun has already seen three, Hu Gong is thin but fierce, Ying Gong is elegant but cunning, and Yi Gong is burly and restrained. I just don't know what about the last marshal?

Oh, by the way, in fact, at this moment Zhigong is not the marshal of the empire. The fourth marshal of the empire is Zhuge Dan, he is the twenty-eighth generation of Zhigong, he is now seventy, and the position of duke has long been passed to his grandchildren, and the previous Zhuge Yun is Zhuge Dan's great-grandson. Don't look at Zhuge Dan's old age, but it is said that his body is still healthy, and the rhino armor guard under his command is still one of the top infantry regiments in the empire, stationed in Chengdu, the country of abundance.

Yigong and Hu Gong are the henchmen of the current emperor Liu Ju, and they are friends with Shen Yun's father, Shen Mu. When Shen Mu was assassinated. Yigong's subordinate, Han Wei, the major general of the first town of the Guards, thought about protecting Shen Yun, and sent the army over, if it wasn't for the cabinet's decree to come quickly, Shen Yun might not be arrested in Dali Temple Grade A Prison.

The two of them fell down at the emperor's feet on one knee, and the momentum was as straight as pushing the golden mountain and toppling the jade pillar, especially the impact of the armor leaves all over the body, which made Shen Yun feel inexplicably restless.

"Haha, broken slaves, Yuanfeng, come. Sit down and talk. The emperor was very happy, and pointed to the position on the other side of the Gongfu and said.

Hu Gong is slightly older than Yi Gong, so Hu Gong is the first, and Yi Gong is second.

As soon as he sat down, Yigong looked at Shen Yun. A smile appeared on Fang Zheng's face and said, "Your Majesty, is this Qingquan's child?" ”

The emperor glanced at Shen Yun with a smile. Shen Yun is so interesting. Immediately got up and bowed deeply to Yigong and Hugong: "Little nephew Shen Yun, I've seen Uncle Zhang and Uncle Liu!" ”

"Good, good, good! Come, Uncle saw you for the first time, there is nothing to give. Take this sign and play with it! With that, Yigong took out a jade plaque from his arms and threw it over.

Shen Yun took a look at it, and it was another dark green jade plate, the same as Hu Gong's token. The front side is engraved with the word "Han", but the difference is that the reverse side is engraved with "Yi". Shen Yun pouted suddenly, how come these old Qiu Ba are all virtuous, and they all give jade cards for troop transfer when they meet and give gifts?

In fact, how did Shen Yun know how much stimulation Shen Mu's assassination and death gave these old fellows, they didn't care about gold and silver property, and Shen Yun, as the Marquis of Bohai, might not lack these. The only thing that could keep them concerned was his personal safety. As the marshal of the empire, they could not take care of this nephew all the time, so they had to show their concern in this way.

Although he thought so in his heart, on the surface, Shen Yun still made a flattered expression, and hurriedly said: "Yun thanked Uncle Liu!" It's just that this gift ......"

The emperor waved his hand: "Hey, take it." It's also your Uncle Liu's thoughts. ”

The emperor spoke, and Shen Yun naturally responded. Retreat to the position and sit down, I saw that Gongfu Xiao and Fang Cheng were both looking at him with envy, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud, and raised his glass and took a sip, but it was tea!

Well? The emperor summoned these two marshals in northern Xinjiang so late, wouldn't it be just to drink tea at the Ronsha?

Sure enough, after a few words of gossip, the emperor said directly: "Po Nu, Yuanfeng, I am in such a hurry to call you back because I have something to ask you face to face." ”

Hu Gongdao: "Your Majesty is asking about the expedition to the northwest?" ”

"Not bad!" The smile on the emperor's face disappeared, and he pointed to Gongfu and said, "After two months of rectification, Oi Cheng has preliminarily mastered the Imperial Bank, and the military expenses are about to be fully raised. ”

Hu Gong and Yi Gong probably discussed this matter when they came, so they just groaned slightly, and Hu Gong said: "Don't dare to hide Your Majesty, my flying cavalry guards are scattered in Beihai, Duxin, and Songliao Prefectures. Preliminary calculations will take another month to complete. At that time, it will take another month to go to the northwest. Therefore, if you want to mobilize the flying cavalry guards to go to the northwest to quell the rebellion, it will take at least two months! ”

Yigong said: "Your Majesty, the Guards Corps is gathering quickly, and it sent troops to Beihai a year ago, and now it is camping on the shore of Lake Baikal, but last year the Guards Corps counterattacked the Huns, and the expedition has been a year long, and the troops will be exhausted, if they withdraw now, they will need to rest for at least two months before they can go to the northwest." ”

"Two months?" The Emperor frowned and was silent.

Gongfu Xiao said on behalf of the emperor: "Don't hide it from the two marshals, after we discuss it, we actually know that it may take two months to mobilize the two armies of the guards and the flying cavalry, but now that the situation in the northwest is erosive, if the Yue rebels are not quelled as soon as possible, then Xihai Prefecture, which is far away in the Caspian Sea, will be in danger." The day before yesterday, news had come that the Yue's rebels did not enter the two prefectures of Gansu and Su in the east, but prepared to attack Xihai Prefecture. That's why His Majesty is in a hurry to summon the two marshals back to see if he can send troops to the northwest to quell the rebellion as soon as possible! ”

While they were talking, Shen Yun also whispered along with Fang Tranquil, and in a few words, he also understood the situation. Seeing that the four elders present were all frowning, Shen Yun couldn't help but interject: "Your Majesty, why don't you send the Flying Eagle Guard of Liangzhou to attack?" Isn't that closer? ”

The emperor glanced at him, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "Yuan Rang, you don't understand. After speaking, he ignored him, and said directly to Hu Gong and Yigong: "Two months is two months, and the two of you will sit in the Xishan Acropolis and Nanyuan Acropolis from tomorrow, and strive to gather the two armies as soon as possible." I have given the Privy Council a decree. The second and second regiments of Tiaogan and Su were stationed in Moshan, and at the same time, the defenders of Yumen chose the opportunity to go out of the pass and sweep the southern ...... of Dayue"

Shen Yun was puzzled, but Gongfu Xiao came over and secretly explained: "The Flying Eagle Guard is stationed in Liangzhou, and the legion commander Li Wu is an old man of the British Gong. What's more, Ying Gong wanted to re-command the Flying Eagle Guard, but His Majesty shirked it on the grounds that the Flying Eagle Guard was not trained enough and could not go on the expedition, if it was transferred at this moment. Quite inconvenient. ”

Shen Yun suddenly realized, it seems that there are also many contradictions within the Imperial First-Class Legion. Hu Gong is nominally in charge of the three legions of flying eagles, hussars, and flying horses, but what he can really master is the flying cavalry guard.

Over there, Yigong said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty thinks that you should order the Moshan army." It is easy not to fight the enemy. Because this battle is related to whether our army can quickly put down the rebellion, if the rebels are defeated, they can continue to retreat. Relying on Dihua to defend it. If our army loses its generals, it will not be able to settle the battle in a decisive battle, and if it is defeated, our army will lose a good opportunity to attack, and the morale of the rebels will be greatly boosted. ”

"Oh?" The emperor suddenly turned his head and said to the father-in-law. "Remember this matter, tomorrow it will be sent to the Privy Council, and the troops of Gan and Su will not be allowed to leave Moshan easily."

"Whoa." Gongfu Xiao also made a note of it.

Hu Gong said: "In addition, the old minister thinks that it is time to re-manifest the countries. Especially Rome and the Caliphate. Although His Majesty had a will before, Zhang Sheng did not rebel against the thief at that time, Xihaizhou had not fallen into this danger, and Rome and the Caliph did not dare to cause trouble easily. But now Zhang Sheng raised the banner to rebel, the momentum is not the same as before, the Huns are ready to move, the Romans are afraid that they will no longer be on the sidelines, although it is unlikely to directly send troops to intervene, but they provide food, grass and ordnance to Zhang Sheng, but the traitors also have a headache. What's more, once Zhang Sheng conquers Xihai Prefecture, he will be able to communicate directly with Rome and the Caliphate, and it will be even more difficult to exterminate at that time. ”

The Emperor nodded: "Yes, I have already thought of this. So I called Yuan Rang and Teng Yu to come. ”

When Shen Yun and Fang Cheng heard this, they immediately straightened their bodies, did not squint, and were serious. After sitting all night, I finally heard something about myself.

Hu Gong looked at the two of them like that, and couldn't help laughing, and said, "Haha, does Your Majesty want the two of them to go to Honglu Temple to serve?" ”

"Not bad." The emperor also looked at them with a smile and said, "The last time the Marquis of Huainan entered the capital to pay homage to the saints, he told me that the two of them were about to graduate, but there was nothing good to do, and I wanted to put them in Honglu Temple at that time. In a few days, I will send a note to the Roman envoys, who have also studied at the Imperial University, so it is appropriate for them to go. ”

Shen Yun and Fang Cheng suddenly dared to call them tonight, and let them sit in on the audit for so long, in order to tell them the current situation in the empire, and also to lay a good psychological foundation for them to be "diplomats" in the future!

Honglu Temple, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, is in charge of the foreign affairs of various countries.

It's okay to go to Honglu Temple, anyway, Shen Yun and Fang Cheng don't know what to do after graduation. But to be a "diplomat", they are not professional!

Shen Yun was afraid of embarrassing the Han Dynasty, so he said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, this, this, we are only shallow in learning, and we have never been in contact with the affairs of Honglu Temple, and I am afraid that it will be a loss of ......national body to make rash contact."

When Shen Yun said this, it made the emperor, Hu Gong and the others laugh.

Gongfu Xiao smiled and said: "Yuanrang doesn't have to worry, it's not that you should be the secretary of Honglu Temple, it's just the governor of Honglu Temple, you don't need to deal with them head-on." All you have to do is get on good terms with the Roman envoys in private. Do you understand? ”

Privately? Make a good relationship? The more Shen Yun listened, the more weird he felt! How do you have a good relationship in private? Is it ......?

Shen Yun suddenly came to his senses and looked at Fang Cheng, who had obviously just understood. Both of them showed a helpless wry smile on their faces at the same time. It turned out that the emperor wanted Shen Yun to "play his true colors", continue to carry forward his style of "the first gentleman of the Han Dynasty", and get the Roman envoys done "in private". The point is that the reputation of Shen Yun Sapo Marquis has also spread throughout the imperial capital, and no one will find it strange even if he takes a Roman envoy to visit a brothel.

The emperor wants Shen Yun and Fang Cheng to go to eat and drink at public expense openly, and even prostitute and gamble with public funds!

This errand, tsk, is very beautiful!

Shen Yun suddenly began to look forward to this errand, what is the nominal name? Oh, Governor of Koroji Temple! I really know a lot of things......

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After that, it was not up to Shen Yun to interfere, and it didn't take long for the emperor to have some secret things to talk to Duke Hu and Gong Yi, so let Shen Yun and Fang Cheng go first. Gongfu Xiao also came out, preparing to give Shen Yun and the two of them some precautions on the way.

Shen Yun also realized that just now was not the right time to talk about Ying Gong and Yan's family affairs. So after the father-in-law came out, he directly explained the matter to him. Anyway, Gongfu is not an outsider, and he can go directly to the emperor, and telling him is definitely twice the result with half the effort.

I thought these things were very simple, but I didn't expect Gongfu to groan after listening to them.

"What? Brother Oi Cheng thinks there is something wrong? Shen Yun thought about it carefully, these two things are beneficial to the emperor, and there should be no resistance.

Gongfu Xiao shook his head: "Yuan Rang, what you said about Yinggong is not inappropriate, if Your Majesty knows that Yinggong is ready to stand on our side, maybe how happy will you be!" It's just that. This matter of the Yan family is a bit complicated. ”

"Oh? Please also ask Brother Kou Cheng to teach! Shen Yun humbly saluted.

The Gongfu said: "I don't dare to give advice, I just want to tell you about the situation." His Majesty really didn't want the Yan family to fall completely, but this matter is related to the ownership of the rights of the Imperial Bank, and sometimes. Even as an emperor, you can't do what you want. Can you understand? ”

Shen Yun and Fang Cheng glanced at each other and shook their heads very honestly: "I don't understand!" ”

"Ugh!" Gongfu said helplessly. "To put it bluntly. Whether the Yan family falls or not, Your Majesty actually doesn't care, if you don't fall, you can get this money, and Your Majesty is happy to see it. But many people under His Majesty's command care about the industries after the fall of the Yan family, there are many old hens that can lay eggs, and the Yan family will not fall. How do they reach out? Isn't it possible to rob it openly? Yuan Rang, let me tell you, the Yan family is angry this time, and we don't just want him to fall. Even on the Queen Mother's side, there are people who want to get a piece of the Yan family's car dealership...... You get the idea, right? ”

Shen Yun understood this time. It turns out that interests are still at work. At the beginning, the Yan family was like a monster in the business world, and with the protection of the Queen Mother, no one dared to fight his idea. But now, the Imperial Party, which exists as Ultraman, is in full swing, and the lack of funds for the Northwest Counterinsurgency is fueling, so everyone is ready to beat the little monster. What's even more infuriating is that this is not an Ultraman, but the Ultraman family collectively came out to beat the little monster - Shen Yun didn't believe it, as the first cabinet group to propose to take the Yan family to the knife, would not have the same mind.

Even if the three auxiliary ministers of the cabinet are of noble character and disdain to compete with businessmen for profits, as the various figures who depend on the three auxiliary ministers of the cabinet, they can hope to tear off a large piece of meat from the Yan family!

Thinking of this, Shen Yun couldn't help but have a little headache, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Aicheng, is there really no other way?" ”

Gongfu Xiao glanced at him, and suddenly remembered that when this Sapo Marquis made a big fuss about the Yan family's engagement banquet, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Yuan Rang is a child's love!" ”

Shen Yun sneered: "Come on, don't laugh at me." Give me an idea? Besides, no matter how I think about it, the Yan family is not in the interests of the country, but I am dedicated to the country. ”

Gongfu smiled and said: "It's not that there is no way, this time the Yan family was also swept away by the turmoil in the imperial capital, if it can re-roll up a bigger trend, then the affairs of the Yan family can naturally be ended decently." ”

"So how?" Shen Yun asked excitedly. Shen Yun really doesn't understand how to roll up the political trend, but he doesn't understand, but he understands the effect of the public in front of him. He's definitely a political veteran.

Gongfu Xiao was silent for a while, and then immediately had an idea: "In this way, you go back first and write the affairs of the Ying Gong and the Yan family into a memo, remember, it is a recital presented to His Majesty alone, and it does not go through the cabinet procedure." Let's make preparations at Your Majesty's first.

Then, you find someone to write a recital and submit it to the cabinet to complain about the Yan family's grievances. Remember, you can't write it yourself, it's best to find an irrelevant person, don't talk about the impact of the Yan family's industry on the country, just say how miserable the Yan family is, and the level of the person you are looking for is not too high, but you must be able to write a fold.

Next, you can find someone to write an excerpt about the difficulties of counterinsurgency in the northwest, and hand it to the cabinet, remember not to mention the Yan family......"

"Wait, wait, you speak slowly!" Shen Yun suddenly felt that his head was big, "Why is it so troublesome, it's tiring to listen to." Can't you make things clear in one breath? The Cabinet Vice-Chancellor is not a fool, how can it be beneficial to them not to know? ”

Gongfu Xiao smiled bitterly: "Do you think it's so simple to roll up a political trend? Speciousness, striking at the west, and luring the monarch into the urn are the essence of the political struggle. ”

"Obediently, this handover is also related to the art of war, is this a court or a battlefield?!" Fang Cheng sighed on the side.

Gongfu said in a positive way: "The danger of the court is no less than the battlefield. Those who can't learn these things have long been eliminated. Alas, I suddenly regretted a little bit that I recommended the two of you to Honglu Temple to Your Majesty, but fortunately, it is not the center of the court, as long as you do your job, it will not affect you! ”

Shen Yun took a deep breath, waved his hand and said: "Forget it, Brother Oi Cheng, you can work hard, help me get things done, these folds are handed around, to be honest, I don't know where the cabinet door is open, and I am really a little overwhelmed to let me participate in such a high-end party." ”

Gongfu shook his head and said, "Yuanrang, it's not that I don't help you, it's that I can't help you." As a person of His Majesty, someone has long studied me thoroughly. No matter who I ask to write this excerpt, it will eventually find out about me, and then it will not be the Yan family's problem. You still have to find someone to do it, and I'll remind you from time to time. ”

At this time, Fang Cheng suddenly remembered something, and said a few words to Shen Yun in his ear. Shen Yun's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Okay, Brother Ai Cheng, you can say what you just said again, I'll remember it well." I know what to do. (To be continued.) )